Feb 8/Cleveland + Web - How the Cleveland Bar Became Segregated: And Why it Matters

Case Western Reserve University School of Law presents a monthly morning lecture series at The City Club of Cleveland featuring its professors. All lectures are free and open to the public and offer one free hour of CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credit. Events are webcast live and available afterwards for viewing on demand at http://law.case.edu/lectures .
Title:
How the Cleveland Bar Became Segregated: And Why it Matters
Date/Time/Place:
Feb 8, 2012
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EST (please note time zone!)
8:00-8:30 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast preceding each program.
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Lecture
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave., 2nd floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Webcast:
http://fms.uakron.edu/applications/city_club_of_cleveland/live.htm
CLE Credit:
1 of CLE credit available, pending approval
Speaker:
Robert Strassfeld
Professor of Law
Director, Institute for Global Security Law and Policy
Associate Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Before joining the faculty in 1988, Robert Strassfeld clerked for Judge Harrison L. Winter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then practiced for three years at the Washington, D.C. firm, Shea & Gardner. Professor Strassfeld teaches Torts, Federal Courts, Labor Law, and Legal History. He has published articles on theoretical aspects of causation in the George Washington and Fordham law reviews and on law and the Vietnam War in the Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Duke law reviews. He is coauthor of Understanding Labor Law. His current research includes continuing work on the legal history of the Vietnam War and a history of African American lawyers in Cleveland. He received his B.A. in 1976 (Wesleyan University), his M.A. in 1980 (Rochester), and his J.D. in 1984 (Virginia).
Supplemental Materials:

• Bibliography
• Race and Place – Clevelan

Cost:
Free and open to the public.

Register in Advance: http://law.case.edu/Lectures/LectureRegistration.aspx?lec_id=285
More: http://law.case.edu/Lectures.aspx?lec_id=285

Upcoming events:

• Mar 14, 2012 – Professor Andrew S. Pollis - “Exploring the Quirks of Appellate Jurisdiction”
• Apr 11, 2012 – Professor Maureen Sheridan Kenny - “Closing the Gap: Differences Between Male and Female Communication Styles in the Legal Profession”
• May 9, 2012 – Professor Carolyn Seymour - “Best Practices for Clear Contract Drafting”
• Jun 13, 2012 – Professor Leon Gabinet - “Doing Away With Poe v. Seaborn; a Contrarian View”